epub, pdf |eng | 2019-02-15 | Author:Robert Sroufe Jr

Building-Performance Modeling Now that architects have factored in all the options, they will provide a massing and orientation for the building that will include a high-performing envelope design. With that ...

epub |eng | | Author:Hemsath, Timothy. & Kaveh Alagheh Bandhosseini

Materials Moving beyond the generic or specific window definition in the BEM is the definition of building materials. Early on in design, we may not know which specific materials will ...

epub |eng | | Author:Geeta Mehta & Kimie Tada

The wood-floored living room, tatami room and the veranda spaces flow around the central pillar in this restored minka. Bamboo blinds called sudare, traditionally used on windows during summer, are ...

epub |eng | 2019-11-13 | Author:Christopher Simmons

“This has to be epic,” John would say. Directions like these froze us in our tracks.At times, we were as quizzical as Kubrick’s apes gazing in wonder at the black ...

epub |eng | | Author:James Kachadorian

0.215 Btus/pound • °F × 140 pounds/ft3 = 30.1 Btus/ft3 • °F The SSTC equals 754 ft3 of concrete × 30 Btus/ft3 • °F = 22,620 Btus/degree of change The ...

epub |eng | 2011-06-30 | Author:David Bainbridge & Ken Haggard [Bainbridge, David & Haggard, Ken]

Fig. 4.25. Natural light can be used in extremely hot-dry climates—but solar radiation must be diffused so light enters and heat does not. Interior light apertures are a primary design ...

epub |eng | 2018-09-02 | Author:Merlino, Kathryn Rogers

Employees can spend time on the deck, located just off the kitchen and exercise room, which has a commanding view of the banks of the Spokane River. (Photo courtesy of ...

epub |eng | 2018-02-16 | Author:Peters, Terri; Peters, Brady; & Terri Peters

14 SANAA and Heinrich Böll Architekt, Zollverein School of Management and Design, Essen, Germany, 2006 A three-dimensional evaluation of the heat fluxes in the active insulated wall determined spacing and ...

epub |eng | | Author:Michael R. Boswell & Adrienne I. Greve & Tammy L. Seale

Step 2: Sensitivity For each of the climate change impacts profiled in the Exposure step, an assessment of what or who may be affected is conducted (see box 6.2). This ...

epub |eng | 2017-05-16 | Author:Rob Roy

Chapter 7 Design Notes for Cordwood A DESIGNER OF CORDWOOD MASONRY buildings will need to choose from the options presented in the previous chapter in order to create a building ...

azw3 |eng | 2015-06-22 | Author:Barnett, Jonathan & Beasley, Larry [Barnett, Jonathan]

Figure 4-25 A double row of trees along the sidewalk offers a visual barrier to adjacent tall buildings and creates a sense of protection from cars on the street. This ...

epub |eng | 2015-08-01 | Author:Khalili, Nader

Plaster Forms You can pour a portable form right on the site using quick-set gypsum, plaster of paris, or any other quick-drying plaster or cement material. If our arch is ...

epub |eng | | Author:Azby Brown

Like their counterparts around Japan, these town-houses are models of natural climate control for high-density urban areas. Most have been designed with tiny gardens in back, and quite a few ...

epub |eng | 2015-08-06 | Author:Manel Gutierrez

Second floor Ground floor A21 HOUSE a21studĩo LocationHo Chi Minh, Vietnam Surface area430 square feet Photographs© Hiroyuki Oki Rainwater collection and use Natural daylight Natural ventilation Trees and plants integration ...

epub, pdf |eng | 2014-06-12 | Author:Jaime Lerner

Mamam by Louise Bourgeois. In front of the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao. Photo by Vicente Villamón, Flickr. Creative Commons BY-SA 2.0. SELF-ESTEEM IS GOOD ACUPUNCTURE How much do you like your ...